Add a --readonly flag that blocks all write operations, allowing workers
to read beads state without modifying it. Workers can use:
- bd show, bd list, bd ready (read operations)
Workers cannot use:
- bd create, bd update, bd close, bd sync, etc. (write operations)
The flag can be set via:
- --readonly flag on command line
- BD_READONLY=true environment variable
- readonly: true in config file
This enables swarm workers to see their assigned work from a static
snapshot of the beads database without accidentally modifying it.
Commands protected by readonly mode:
- create, update, close, delete, edit
- sync, import, reopen
- comment add, dep add/remove, label add/remove
- repair-deps, compact, migrate, migrate-hash-ids, migrate-issues
- rename-prefix, validate --fix-all, duplicates --auto-merge
- epic close-eligible, jira sync
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Create reusable error handling helpers to reduce boilerplate and
enforce consistency across the codebase:
- FatalError(format, args...): writes "Error: ..." to stderr and exits
- FatalErrorWithHint(message, hint): includes actionable suggestion
- WarnError(format, args...): writes "Warning: ..." to stderr
Prototyped in create.go to validate the approach - converted 13 error
patterns and 5 warning patterns. This reduces code from:
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
os.Exit(1)
To simply:
FatalError("%v", err)
Also fixed countIssuesInJSONLFile reference after earlier refactoring.
See docs/ERROR_HANDLING.md for the three-pattern guideline.
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